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Chinese president chairs roundtable summit at Belt and Road forum

ChinesePresidentXiJinpingonMondaychairedtheLeaders'RoundtableSummitattheBeltandRoadForumforInternationalCooperationinBeijing.(ASIAPACIFICDAILY)

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Syrian army sends reinforcements toward border with Iraq: rebels

TheSyrianarmyaidedbyIranian-backedmilitiaswasmovingtroopstoadesertregionnearitsborderwithIraqandJordanjustasU.S.backedrebelsareconsolidatingcontrolinanareafromw

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South Korea names special envoys to five countries

SouthKoreasaidonMondayitwillsendspecialenvoystotheUnitedStates,China,Japan,RussiaandGermanytoestablishfirmertiesastensionsmountontheKoreanPeninsulainthewakeofam

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Boy band ZE:A's Im Si-wan: 'I'm more of an actor now'

Singer-actorImSi-wanofthenowdormantK-popboybandZE:Aisanup-and-comingtalentinKoreancinema.ImisbestknownforplayingJin-woointhefilm"TheAttorney"(2013)andtheleadint

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J K Rowling's Harry Potter prequel stolen in burglary

AhandwrittenpostcardbyJKRowlingcontainingaprequelstorytotheHarryPottersagahasbeenstoleninaburglary.The800-wordstory,writtenonbothsidesofanA5card,soldfor£25,000a

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Sudan presidential aide reiterates importance of B&Road Initiative

SudanknowswelltheimportanceoftheBeltandRoadInitiativeinenhancingcommondevelopmentforallcountries,SudanesepresidentialassistanttoldXinhuainaninterviewonSunday."T

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News Analysis: Traditional parties in France face inevitable shake-up

FollowingtheFrenchpresidentialelectionvictoryforEmmanuelMacron--thecandidateforapoliticalpartypositioningitselfneitherontheleftnortheright--internalquarrelsrela

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Austria's FM elected as chief of Austrian people's party

Austria'sForeignMinisterSebastianKurzwaselectedonSundayasthechiefofAustrianpeople'sparty(OVP).Austria'sForeignMinisterSebastianKurzleavesafterameetingofAustrian

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India skips the Belt and Road Forum

NEWDELHI,May14(APD)--OnSaturday,IndiaissuedanofficialstatementsharingthatitwouldnotattendtheBeltandRoadForum,hostedbyChina.GopalBaglay,Indianexternalaffairsmini

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President Xi toasts cultural inclusiveness under Belt and Road

ChinesePresidentXiJinpingstressedthathumanhistoryadvanceswithculturalinclusiveness,asheproposedatoastatthewelcomingbanquetfordistinguishedguestsattendingtheBelt

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Macron takes office as French president

EmmanuelMacronbecomesFrance'syoungesteverpresidentonSunday,takingoverfromSocialistFrancoisHollandeinasolemnceremony.Macron,a39-year-oldcentrist,arrivedattheElys

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Chinese students demystify chocolate's complexities

In2016,about7.3milliontonsofretailchocolatewasconsumedworldwide,accordingtoStatista.Chocolateisonasugarhigh,enjoyingcontinuedpopularityacrosstheworld,buthowmany

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3D-printed 'bionic skin' could let robots feel the world

USresearchershavedevelopeda"revolutionary"processfor3D-printingstretchableelectronicsensorydevicesthatcouldgiverobotstheabilitytofeeltheirenvironment.Thediscove

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Trump: 'Far stronger sanctions' needed after latest DPRK missile test

USPresidentDonaldTrumphascalledforstrongersanctionsontheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)followingitslatestballisticmissiletestonSundaymorning.AWhiteHouse

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China scales up financing support for B&R Initiative

PresidentXiJinpingsaidSundaythatChinawillcontributeanadditional100billionyuan(about14.5billionU.S.dollars)totheSilkRoadFundtoscaleupfinancingsupportfortheBeltan

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Pakistan, China sign deals worth nearly US$500 mln ahead of BRF

PakistansignednewdealswithChinaonSaturdayworthnearly500millionUSdollarsaheadoftheBeltandRoadForum(BRF)thatopensonSundayinBeijing,thePakistanigovernmentsaid.Them

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UN chief urges global efforts to tap Belt and Road potential

UNSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterresonSundaycalledontheinternationalcommunitytoseizetheopportunitiespresentedbytheChina-proposedBeltandRoadInitiativeandstriveforc